Improvement in show-cases



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JOHN A. HUGHES, OF SOMERVILLE, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. HUGHES & OO.,

' OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,712, dated March14, 1871.

To atl whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HUGHES, of Somerville, in the county otMiddlesex and State ot Massachusetts, have invented a new Method ofConstructing Glass Show-Cases, of which the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying' drawing, is a full and exactspecication.

My invention relates to rounding the corners ot' glass show-cases, thebases of which are constructed of metal drawn over wood, the objectbeing to improve their appearance and utility by avoiding the sharpcorners which have heretofore been regarded as inevitable.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a representation of a lowercorner of a showcase embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional "iewot' the same. Fig. 3 is an outline of a lower corner of a show-casemade, in the ordinary way, with sharp corners.

I have represented the old method in Fig. 3 for thc purpose of showingthe contrast between my method and the old way of constructing theshow-case.

It will be understood that this invention relates to glass show-cases inwhich the metal is drawn upon the wood forming the frames.

All show-cases of this description are obliged to be constructed withsharp corners, as in Fig. 3, on account of the thickness of the metalwhich is drawn upon the wood in a die.

The advantage of avoiding sharp corners is of course readily understood.It is especially inconvenient when a show-case with sharp corners isplaced upon a stand of marble or other material which has round orornamented corners.

I accomplish my object by placing a curved piece of wood in the cornerand attaching a curved plate'thereto, said plate lapping over the metalat each side.

a is the plate, screwed or otherwise fastened upon the block c. b b arethe two pieces of metal drawn upon the wood c c. d is the post at thecorner of the case. i

This plate c may be highly ornamented, so as to present a veryattractive appearance.

Of course the shape of this plate may be varied indefinitely.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The application ot' the plate a, arranged,constructed, and combined as above set forth,

' to a glass show-case, the frame-work of which is covered with metaldrawn upon it for the purpose of avoiding a sharp corner.

2. A show-case constructed as above described, as an article ofmanufacture.

JOHN A. HUGHES.

Witnesses: I

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM H. MUNROE.

